Hook attachment for artificial bait



Oct. 21, 1947. F. ARBOGAST 2,429,339

HOOK ATTACHMENT FOR ARTIFICIAL BAIT Filed Nov. 7, 1945 ATTORN EY Patented Oct. 21,- 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOOK ATTACHMENT FOR ARTIFICIAL BAIT Fred Arbo'gast, Akron, Ohio Application November 7, 1945, Serial No. 627,135 1 Claims. (01. 43-28) This invention relates to a hook attachment for artificial bait. 7

An object of the invention is to provide an economical one-piece hook attachment for artificial bait, including simple and effective means for limiting swinging movement of the hook in all directions, and thereby to prevent engagement of the point or points of the hook with the bait body which would tend to damage the surface of said body.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hook attachment of the character described which may be produced by use of a minimum of blanking and forming operations.

Other objects of the invention will be manifest from the following brief description and the accompanying drawings.

Of the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an artificial bait having thereon hook attachments embodying the features of the invention. 4,

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section, on an enlarged scale, taken on line 22 of Figure 1 and illustrating a, rear end view of an attachment.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the attachment.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of developed blank for forming the attachment shown in Figure 4.

Referring particularly to Figure 1 there is illustrated an artificial bait of known type having an elongated body [0. Secured in spaced relation to the underside of said body may be attachments II, I l constructed in accordance with the present invention for pivotally attaching fish hooks [2, I2, 3, three barb type of hook being shown.

As best shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4, the improved hook attachment is formed in known manner from a one-piece blank (see Figure 5), to provide a body portion which is outwardly arched longitudinally thereof and terminates at the forward and rearward ends in lugs I3 and I4, respectively, which lie substantially in a plane. The body is laterally formed to provide spaced inturned side portions [5, l5 which extend substantially to said plane of the lugs.

The lug l4 also may be made small enough to be received through the eye of the hook.

The forward end of the body is made relatively narrow to provide a rearwardly presented, inwardly extending tang I6 adapted to be received through the eye of a fish hook l2, and also to provide laterally extending, rearwardly presented shoulder portions l1, II, for limiting forward swinging movement of hook I! beyond the full line positions thereof shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

The side portions [5 are shaped to provide rearwardly and inwardly inclined edge portions l8, which extend substantially to the base of tang IS, the arrangement being such that said edge portion l8 will limit lateral swinging movement of hook I2 on the tang 16, as indicated in chaindotted lines in Figure 2.

The attachments l I may be secured to the body of the bait by means of round-head screws l9 and 20, received through the apertures 13a and Me of the lugs l3 and M, respectively. As best shown in chain-dotted lines in Figure 1, the outwardly projecting head of screw 20 limits rearward swinging of the hook to prevent contact of the points thereof with the surface of the bait body l0.

In the use of the bait with the hook attachments Ii on body l0 thereof, the hooks l2 are free to swing rearwardly in desired manner. The swinging movement of the hooks, however, is limited in forward and lateral directions by the shoulder portions I! and the inclined side portions I8 of the body, respectively, the arrangement being such that in no position of swinging movement of the hooks l2 may the points thereof engage the body of the bait to scratch or mar the surface finish thereof.

- Modifications of the invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A hook attachment for artificial bait, comprising an arched body providing a tank adapted to be received through the eye or a. fish hook, said body having laterally extending portions providing shoulders to limit swinging movement of the hook on said tang in one longitudinal direction, said laterally extending portions having extensions in the other longitudinal direction for limiting lateral swinging movement of the hook on said tang, and means on said body for securing the same to an artificial bait.

2. A hook attachment for artificial bait, comprising a body formed of a one-piece blank, said body being outwardly arched longitudinally thereof and being reduced in width from a point intermediate the ends thereof to provide a tang adapted to be received through the eye of a fish hook and to provide laterally extending shoulder portions for limiting swinging movement of the hook on the tang in one longitudinal direction, said body having inturned side portions providing longitudinally and inwardly inclined edges for 3 limiting lateral swinging movement of the hook on said tang, and means on said body for securin: the same to an artificial bait.

8. A hook attachment for artificial bait, comprising a body formed of a one-piece blank, said body being outwardly arched longitudinally thereof and being reduced in width from a point intermediate the ends thereof to provide a tang adapted to be received through the eye of a fish hook and to provide laterally extending shoulder portions for limiting swinging movement of the hook on the tang in one longitudinaI direction, said body having intumed side portions providing longitudinally extending and outwardly presented edges for limiting lateral swinging movement of the hook on said tang. and means on said body for securing the same to an artificial 4. A hook attachment for artificial bait, com-- prising a body formed of a one-piece blank, said body being outwardly arched longitudinally thereof and being reduced in width to provide a rearwardiy presented tang adapted to be received through the eye of a fish hook and to provide laterally extending, rearwardly presented shoulder portions for limiting forward swinging movement of the hook on the tang, said body having 'inturned side portions providing rearwardly and inwardly inclined edge portions for limiting lateral swinging movement of the hook on said tang, and said body being provided at the forward and rearward ends with apertured lugs for securing the same to an artificial bait,

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